Posts Tagged ‘repurposed’
Discarded Chair Dragon
Posted by: notbeige on: September 2, 2009
Benjamin Jones and Anna Hecker have created Discarded – a 30′ long creature made entirely from discarded furniture found on the streets of Brooklyn. The Black Rock Arts website had this to say about the project and about people’s general feeling about using found objects – and I couldn’t have said it better myself… I [...]
Stylish Pieces From Reclaimed Office Furniture
Posted by: notbeige on: August 16, 2009
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London based furniture designer Naomi Dean, who was awarded the Young Furniture Designer Of The Year award in 2005, diverts old office furniture from landfill to make her Spin Tables and Tiny Footprint Desks. Her sleek and functional pieces incorporate design details such as cable tidies that allow a laptop to charge while the desk is [...]
DIY Bowl From A Repurposed Foreclosure Sign
Posted by: notbeige on: August 15, 2009
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Make your own bowl from a ‘for sale’ sign (plenty of ‘em about in the current financial climate ), or any other kind of sheet metal sign for that matter – tutorial at Instructables. I love repurposed metal signage
Via Craftzine
SIE43 Chair by Pawel Grunert
Posted by: notbeige on: August 14, 2009
Pawel Grunert’s SIE43 chair is made from PET bottles on a stainless steel frame. The bottles can be replaced if and when they begin to show signs of wear or damage. The chair was designed for ‘Eco Trans Pop’ exhibition of ecological design at the Colombari Gallery in Milan, Italy.
Via Contemporist
Texas Longhorn Bull Sculpture From Recycled Auto Parts
Posted by: notbeige on: August 14, 2009
Paladin is the fifth in the Texas Longhorn bull series of sculptures by Bettye
Hamblen Turner. He is welded stainless steel, carbon steel and recycled auto and motorcycle parts. See more at Sculpture Ranch.
Via Ecofriend
Artecnica Recycled Billboard Bags
Posted by: notbeige on: August 13, 2009
This ingenius shoulder bag design is from The Billboard Collection by Artecnica – a range of products made from recycled large format billboards by advertising agency TBWA.
The range also includes cases in three sizes made from natural cork and lined with billboard ads.
Via Designboom
Amazing Handmade And Repurposed Living Room On A Budget
Posted by: notbeige on: August 13, 2009
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I was very pleased when Ian Cremona contacted me with a link to a post about his living room, which he has furnished with handmade furniture made from repurposed wood pallets. I have to admit I just love it when people do this – I’ve just moved house and am trying to furnish and decorate on almost zero budget [...]
Fantastic Telephone Table Makeover
Posted by: notbeige on: July 28, 2009
This is a great before and after – Kathryn worked her magic on an old telephone table that was fit for the dump, using paint for Colortrend and fabric from Ikea. I think this is better than anything you could buy new – more proof that a little creativity goes a long way
Recycled Bic Pen Daisy Vase
Posted by: notbeige on: July 26, 2009
A brilliant bit of recycling – love it.
via Lionhug
Fabulous Sideboard Makeover
Posted by: notbeige on: June 27, 2009
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Here’s an excellent example of a tired old piece of furniture being brought back to life with a bang. Maggie has transformed this second hand sideboard into an incredibly cute toy storage solution which now takes pride of place in the playroom
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